Project Title: Green Multi-Echelon Network Design in the Context of Urban Logistics
Project Leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Onur DERSE
Faculty of Engineering
Department of Industrial Engineering
Research Institution: Koç University
Project Duration: 24 Months
The project addresses the sustainable two-stage settlement-routing problem within the scope of urban logistics. Today, increasing urban distribution activities, particularly with the rapid rise of e-commerce, lead to critical issues such as traffic congestion, logistics costs, and increased carbon emissions. These negative impacts not only create economic costs but also pose significant threats to environmental sustainability and urban quality of life. The European Green Deal and Turkey's sustainable development goals have made reducing the carbon footprint and restructuring urban logistics systems a priority strategic objective. In this context, the project aims to redesign urban distribution systems in line with both economic efficiency and environmental sustainability principles. The study will consider two-tier logistics structures. In the first tier, the flow of products from main warehouses to urban micro-warehouses will be planned, while in the second tier, distribution processes from micro-warehouses to end users using low-emission vehicles will be examined.